08 March 2008

“The busy man is troubled with but one devil; the idle man by a thousand” ~ Spanish Proverb

One way to get rid of the winter blues is to keep yourself so busy that you can't possibly think of them.

Things I did today to kick the blues to the curb:

Went to Gardener's Supply to scout out the rest of what we need to start seeds next week

Studied planting onions from seed

Baked Bread and photographed it from start to finish (probably tomorrows PYtB post)

Made a big pot of lentils to go with the bread chronicled the process same as above.

Harassed my evil mother Patsy Ittner of St. Augustine Florida at her own blog and observed her lurking in mine even though we haven't spoken in 19 years because she never wanted nor loved me and tells people like it's the most natural thing in the world not to love your own child. (I find it cathartic to give her sh*t about it sometimes because she so desperately wishes I'd forget about it and leave her alone and so why not?)

Took that negative energy and poured it into my new blog all about my community garden spot which I will journal from start to finish here: The Life of a Garden

Ate the warm bread with the savory lentils and poured down a delicious Sam Adams White Beer and now I feel good again.

Productivity is all that really chases the blues away. That and a cold beer doesn't hurt neither.